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CVE-2014-9773

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9773 describes a vulnerability in Atheme versions prior to 7.2.7, specifically within the modules/chanserv/flags.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate Anope FLAGS behavior by registering and then dropping nicks associated with the LIST, CLEAR, or MODIFY keywords, impacting Atheme and openSUSE distributions. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high integrity impact by allowing unauthorized modification of system behavior. However, there is no impact on confidentiality or availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low public awareness and a lack of widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:atheme:atheme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0204 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html
github.com / atheme/atheme/commit/c597156adc60a45b5f827793cd420945f47bc03b
Vendor Advisory
github.com / atheme/atheme/issues/397
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1